Senior Technical Project Manager

Shark Ninja Operating - Needham, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Needham, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At SharkNinja, we are on a mission to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world. We are dedicated to providing our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that simplify life. We thrive on passion and innovation, and we are looking for talented individuals with great ideas who want to build the next big thing while developing their skills along the way. We are excited to offer an opportunity for an ambitious Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join our connected product category team at our headquarters in Needham, MA. The TPM will be an integral part of a global team, collaborating with offices in London and China. This role is responsible for owning and delivering new product development across multiple projects within a franchise, ensuring that projects are completed on budget and within aggressive timelines. The TPM acts as the 'glue' within the team, aligning project direction and decision points with key members from all business disciplines. The Technical Project Manager is accountable for the 'WHAT' that is being delivered, while design managers and engineers focus on the 'HOW' of the delivery. The TPM will jointly lead product development from concept through to mass production in partnership with the engineering team, driving the 'WHY and WHEN' of the project. This role requires continuous monitoring of project progress, ensuring that schedules are up-to-date and that global teams are aligned on project direction. The TPM will also be responsible for communicating project status and key issues to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Jointly lead product development from concept through to mass production in partnership with the engineering team.
• Manage projects with top-down oversight throughout entire execution to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, and timeline.
• Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables.
• Liaise with the SharkNinja Informercial teams, owning the delivery of functioning high-quality units on time and to location.
• Coordinate the development and sign off on all tests which ensure the product meets our KPIs and develop the test setups for infomercials.
• Communicate proactively with all involved personnel to provide encouragement, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements.
• Set up, drive agenda and chair global calls/communication.
• Work with all company disciplines to align on product requirements, communicating changes back to the technical teams.
• Distill and present key project risks/status/decision points to cross-functional Boston teams (Marketing/Quality/PMO leads).
• Closely manage project spend, flagging risks and overspends regularly, and reporting out to finance once a month.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in project management or engineering role.
• Experience managing a project(s) through the entire lifecycle, preferably in plastics or consumer products.
• Experience presenting regularly to senior stakeholders, with board of directors/executive team experience desirable.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Technical understanding of manufacturing processes and limits.
• Hands-on work ethic.
• Skilled in JIRA and Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
• Budget management experience is preferable.